The music stand is stable, and I bought it because it has the second lip on the bottom, I play classical guitar and the second lip gives me a place to conveniently store my tuner, pen, white-out, nail clippers, nail file and nail buffing paper. The only complaint I have, and it is a minor one, is that the three "feet" on the bottom of the stand are a little rough. I didn't want them to scratch the floor, so I added self-adhesive felt pads to the bottom of them.

I needed a solid music stand for home use. This works perfectly. The main surface is broad enough to hold notebooks and music. The extra shelf stores picks, iPhones, accessories etc. It is easy to assemble - one bolt and its action is smooth and secure. The metal is a good heavy gauge. I highly recommend

Manhasset is the standard for music stands. The part that is at the top on the pole that attaches the stand to the pole is now made with plastic. It seems to be heavy duty and should not cause a problem. It holds the music securely.